Make Firefox your default browser

If you have more than one web browser installed, any links that you click on will automatically open in your default browser. This article shows you how to make Firefox your default browser.

At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Firefox button and then select Options.At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Tools menu and then select Options.On the menu bar, click on the Firefox menu and select Preferences....At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Edit menu and select Preferences.

Click OK to close the Options window.Click Close to close the Preferences window.Close the Preferences window.Close the about:preferences page. Any changes you've made will automatically be saved.

At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Firefox button and then select Options.At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Tools menu and then select Options.On the menu bar, click on the Firefox menu and select Preferences....At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Edit menu and select Preferences.

Click the menu button
and choose Options.Preferences.

Select the General panel, and then click Make Default.

The Set Default Programs window will open.

In the Set Default Programs window, select Firefox from the list of programs on the left and click Set this program as default. Then click OK to close the window.

Click OK to close the Options window.Click Close to close the Preferences window.Close the Preferences window.Close the about:preferences page. Any changes you've made will automatically be saved.

Click the menu button
, then choose Options.

In the General panel, click Make Default.

The Windows Settings app will open with the Choose default apps screen.

Scroll down and click the entry under Web browser.

Click on Firefox in the dialog that opens with a list of available browsers.

Firefox is now listed as your default browser. Close the Settings window to save your changes.

Use the Settings app in Windows 10 to change your default browser

Alternatively, you can open the Settings App from the Windows 10 Start menu to set Firefox as the default browser:

Go to the Windows Start menu and click the Settings icon.

Click System, then choose Default Apps on the left pane.

Scroll down and click the entry under Web browser.

Click on Firefox in the dialog that opens with a list of available browsers.

Firefox is now listed as your default browser. Close the Settings window to save your changes.

Note: To change your default to another browser, see the support documentation for that other browser.